1989 7.3L V8 Ford/International IDI Non-Turbo, ZF5 5 speed, 2wd, Ford/Sterling 10.25 Dually Rear... It was my tow rig for my track car.
Long story short, I parked the truck maybe 5 or 6 months (At the most) ago... I put fresh Motorcraft/Beru ZD9 glow plugs in it right before parking. Full tank of fuel in it too.
It was running fine at that point, although it did have a hard time firing up before the glow plugs and needed a shot of ether... When I pulled the old glow plugs, I think only one or two were good.
Now she won't fire up. Cranks though.
I had fresh Interstate batteries for the truck too. Cranking speed is great.
When I killed the Interstates, I hooked the jumper cables to my Dodge and ran through its batteries. It's got a pair of Group 31 commercial batteries in it.
Getting good, clean fuel to the schrader valve on the fuel filter head.
Enough pressure to shoot it clear over to the driver's side valve cover if I hold the button down as it's cranking.
No fuel out of the injector lines though. Just loosened them on 6 of the injectors... Do I need to take the nut completely off or just loosen it a couple turns?
I'm thinking it's the fuel cutoff solenoid.
There is 12 volts to the wire and there is continuity across the terminal. I hear it click, but I'm assuming the plunger is stuck.
Could it be anything else? Will a DB2 just fail from sitting there for 5-6 months? I figure a harvester or combine has gotta sit in the barn for some of the year until the crops are ready... This truck has sat before over the winter without failing to start in the spring.
I even tried giving it a shot of ether. (Waited for 15 minutes after the "Wait to Start" light went out so that the glow plugs were cool.) and it tried to fire a little...
I've got a fresh fuel filter in case it's clogged. Gonna put that in later and charge the batteries for another round.
What else should I look for?
Long story short, I parked the truck maybe 5 or 6 months (At the most) ago... I put fresh Motorcraft/Beru ZD9 glow plugs in it right before parking. Full tank of fuel in it too.
It was running fine at that point, although it did have a hard time firing up before the glow plugs and needed a shot of ether... When I pulled the old glow plugs, I think only one or two were good.
Now she won't fire up. Cranks though.
I had fresh Interstate batteries for the truck too. Cranking speed is great.
When I killed the Interstates, I hooked the jumper cables to my Dodge and ran through its batteries. It's got a pair of Group 31 commercial batteries in it.
Getting good, clean fuel to the schrader valve on the fuel filter head.
Enough pressure to shoot it clear over to the driver's side valve cover if I hold the button down as it's cranking.
No fuel out of the injector lines though. Just loosened them on 6 of the injectors... Do I need to take the nut completely off or just loosen it a couple turns?
I'm thinking it's the fuel cutoff solenoid.
There is 12 volts to the wire and there is continuity across the terminal. I hear it click, but I'm assuming the plunger is stuck.
Could it be anything else? Will a DB2 just fail from sitting there for 5-6 months? I figure a harvester or combine has gotta sit in the barn for some of the year until the crops are ready... This truck has sat before over the winter without failing to start in the spring.
I even tried giving it a shot of ether. (Waited for 15 minutes after the "Wait to Start" light went out so that the glow plugs were cool.) and it tried to fire a little...
I've got a fresh fuel filter in case it's clogged. Gonna put that in later and charge the batteries for another round.
What else should I look for?